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Germany Seizes 'eBay Baby'

Couple listed son 'as a joke,' but unamused cops suspect child trafficking

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted May 24, 2008 6:53 PM CDT

(Newser) – Germany has taken a seven-month-old baby from his parents after they tried to sell him on eBay, the BBC reports. The yet-unnamed child was advertised as “nearly-new” and had a starting price of one euro. “It was only a joke,” the child’...   Read full story »

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